Organisation: RUFORUM (Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager/Partnerships and Business Management
Job Reference No: RUF/JOB/09/14: Programme Officer, Resource Mobilization
About RUFORUM:
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established in 2004, is a consortium of 42 universities in 19 countries of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA). The organisation evolved from the Forum on Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) program of the Rockefeller Foundation. RUFORUM is registered as an International Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and has mandate to oversee graduate training and networks of specialization in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). RUFORUM has an MoU with the African Union for strengthening science, technology and innovation capacity in Africa.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop innovative strategies for fund raising drives.
- Implement fund raising initiatives to solicit new contributors or increase the contribution of existing ones.
- Develop and package RUFORUM as a suitable and viable investment destination.
- Perform regular research and profile potential funding opportunities and their contacts in addition to maintaining up to date contacts of existing funders.
- Organise events to showcase and market RUFORUM products.
- Support the Unit Manager to engage funders to gauge trend of their short, medium and long term funding priorities.
- Analyse solicitation initiatives and develop proposals for their improvement.
- Carry out market surveys and sell RUFORUM products.
- Keep track of all proposals submitted by RUFORUM and reporting requirements and schedules
- Maintain project contracts and facilitate the development, tracking and reporting on all contracts
- Update and maintain a database of MoUs and regularly update
- Regularly update data base of strategic partners and funding opportunities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Master’s degree in Commerce, Economics, Investment Banking, Marketing, or Business Administration (marketing option); professional qualifications like Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- The Programme Officer, Resource Mobilization should have at least three years in resource mobilization in private sector, NGO/international donor supported organization
- Ability to understand the external landscape and use both external and internal sources to generate reliable and accurate information.
- Ability to think ahead, plan for contingencies and effectively prepare and organize resources and activities to deal with concerns.
- Ability to identify potential opportunities and alternative approaches or actions through use of relevant tools and techniques.
- Skills to adopt and implement new practices when original approaches and assumptions are no longer valid.
- Skills in the identification and influence of potential opportunities and to take appropriate action to secure support.
- Ability to looks for ongoing and/or additional areas in which collaboration can occur; working within existing and external networks.
- Ability to consistently communicate sometimes difficult and complex ideas clearly and effectively.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their applications via email to [email protected], or delivered in hard copy (with CD enclosed containing soft copy) to:
The Executive Secretary
RUFORUM Secretariat, Plot 151 Garden Hill,
Makerere University, P.O Box 16811, Wandegeya
Kampala, Uganda.
(Ref: RUF/JOB/….: ……………….)
Applicants should quote the reference number and job applied for, and should attach photocopies of necessary academic support documents, including letters from two referees. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Screening of applications will begin in November, 2014, and will continue until the post is filled.
Deadline: 20th October, 2014 by 5pm
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